Barcelona legend Lionel Messi has ensured that Argentina is one of the top countries with the most Ballon d’Or wins in history. The 34-year-old Argentine forward is the outright Ballon d’Or record holder with an incredible six wins to his name. Messi, who is currently a free agent after his Barcelona deal expired in June, won four consecutive Ballon … Read more
Thibaut Courtois brutally undermined Anthony Martial’s footballing abilities when he said the Frenchman isn’t “a major player”. The Real Madrid goalkeeper was in conversation with teammate Jan Vertonghen and issued the savage put-down. As part of a game the two were playing, former Tottenham defender Vertonghen asked Courtois to name three “major” players who did not participate at … Read more
Paul Pogba’s sensational form at Euro 2020 has been spotlighted in a stunning compilation after France’s shock exit from the competition. The 28-year-old Manchester United superstar put in a commanding performance for France in their opening 1-0 win over Germany at Euro 2020. Pogba continued to impress and picked up an assist in his side’s 2-2 draw … Read more
A surprising stat involving Luke Shaw and Zinedine Zidane has become a huge talking point since England recorded an emphatic 4-0 win against Ukraine. Gareth Southgate’s men will face underdogs Denmark on Wednesday night after goals from Harry Kane (2), Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson sealed their place in the semi-final stages of Euro 2020. It was a dominant performance from start to finish from in-form England and, … Read more
Ousmane Dembele has been caught in racism controversy, after a leaked video showed him making comments about Asian staff in a hotel with Antoine Griezmann. Dembele and Griezmann were part of France’s Euro 2020 squad, who were knocked out of the competition by Switzerland earlier in the week. The 24-year-old was one of Didier Deschamps many … Read more
More than 270,000 fans have signed a petition demanding that UEFA replay the European Championship round of 16 clash between France and Switzerland because ‘the rules were not respected’ during the penalty shootout. France were eliminated from this summer’s tournament when Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer produced a fine stop to deny Kylian Mbappe. Sommer didn’t celebrate until he received official confirmation from VAR that the … Read more
It has been sensationally claimed that Kylian Mbappe is ‘jealous’ of Antoine Griezmann’s dominance in the France team. Damning reports of bust-ups between players’ families and on-pitch flare-ups has surfaced in wake of France’s shock Euro 2020 elimination. The defending World Champions lost a dramatic penalty shoot-out to Switzerland in Bucharest on Monday. Image: PA It has since been claimed that Adrien Rabiot’s … Read more
Paul Pogba has been accused of ‘losing the plot’ during France’s shock Euro 2020 elimination at the hands of Switzerland. The reigning world champions were dumped out at the last-16 stage 5-4 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in 120 minutes. Pogba scored a stunning goal to give France a 3-1 lead, but his performance has been … Read more
A damning report has revealed the ‘ugly scenes’ in the France team during their shock defeat to Switzerland at Euro 2020. Tournament favourites France were knocked out of the competition at the last-16 stage following a dramatic penalty shoot-out defeat on Monday. Kylian Mbappe missed the all-important spot-kick as Switzerland secured one of the biggest upsets in Euros history. … Read more